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Writing Variable Expressions
Turn everyday word phrases into algebraic expressions — and learn the one tricky order that catches most students out.
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What are we learning?
In algebra, letters called variables stand in for numbers we don't know yet. Turning a phrase like "five more than a number" into an expression like x + 5 is a skill you'll use in almost every algebra topic from here on.